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The complete Arkansas injury report

Arkansas cornerback Tevin Mitchel is tended to by Arkansas medical personnel after he collided with a teammate during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana-Monroe in Little Rock, Ark., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. (AP photo/Danny Johnston)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson was still feeling groggy with symptoms from his shot to the helmet after his return to campus Sunday, Coach John L. Smith said, and the Razorbacks are preparing as if freshman Brandon Allen and junior Brandon Mitchell will take the reins for the Razorbacks’ Saturday showdown against No. 1 Alabama.

Wilson came out just before halftime Saturday with Arkansas leading Louisiana-Monroe by two touchdowns, but the Warhawks rallied to take a 34-31 victory in overtime. Wilson remained overnight Saturday in a Little Rock hospital and returned to campus Sunday.

“He will not go to the field until the doctors, of course, OK him and that he’s symptom-free,” Smith said. “That being said, we’re making preparations with Brandon and Brandon at quarterback, which we have to do at this point.

“We have to kind of assume, and if we get Tyler back, then it will be icing on the cake for us. So that would be good.”

Arkansas tight end Chris Gragg said he talked with Wilson for about an hour Monday.

“He seems fine,” Gragg said. “He’s getting back to it. I know he got hit in the head pretty hard. He was watching film. We were talking about the game. ... He wants to get back out there as soon as possible.”

Wilson completed 11 of 20 passes for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns and threw 1 interception against the Warhawks. He ranks No. 4 nationally with a 195.3 passing efficiency rating, second in the conference behind Alabama’s A.J. McCarron (199.78).

Brandon Allen led Arkansas to a touchdown on his first series, which ended with his 13-yard scoring pass to fellow freshman Mekale McKay, but he struggled after that and finished 6 of 20 for 85 yards and 1 touchdown and also threw 1 interception.

Mitchell has yet to take a snap at quarterback this season after moving to slot receiver in fall camp. He gained experience as a backup to Wilson last year, when he completed 22 of 32 passes for 271 yards and had an efficiency rating of 154.26.

Smith said freshman running back Kody Walker, who had taken over as the lead fullback with Kiero Small’s foot injury, has had surgery to repair the broken left leg he suffered on punt coverage midway through the fourth quarter and will miss the rest of the season.

Cornerback Tevin Mitchel, who was carted off the field on a stretcher less than a minute of playing time before Walker, was released from a Little Rock hospital Monday and will not play Saturday.

“He’s on his way back,” Smith said in his 12:45 p.m. news conference. “His is a deal where he’ll meet with specialists here and discuss their findings. Everything that we get from the scans and all of that stuff was all very positive from the standpoint of there’s nothing wrong. So we’re optimistic there.”

Smith said Darius Winston and Kaelon Kelleybrew, who suffered a bruised forearm Saturday, would likely start at cornerback with freshmen Will Hines and Davyon McKinney in reserve roles.

Small, who had surgery on his foot Thursday, will be out from six to 12 weeks, Smith said, and will almost certainly be in line to take a medical redshirt season.